Putting one foot in front of the other isn't always easy

An unexpected perk

When I signed up for a triathlon, I looked at it as a new challenge and a way to hang out more with my husband.

But today I learned about another perk of tri training.

Last night I said I may go on a bike ride this morning depending upon how I felt. But I honestly didn’t expect to. I’ve never worked out the day after a half marathon. That just sounds borderline crazy.

But this morning I woke up and my legs were fine. So after bathing in SPF 50 and saying bye to the furball, hubby and I set out on a 20 mi ride.

It was hot, windy and my legs were tired, but it felt good!? I even feel super cool because I biked “all the way to another state”. Never mind that I live 3 mi from the border 😉 Still feels pretty hardcore to say that.

So back to that added bonus. Usually after races I don’t have a good workout for days. But today showed me that I can. I guess because I used different muscles? I don’t even have that general post-race tired feeling and I worked hard yesterday. Who knew triathlon training would be this fun?